Java Technical Lead

Who is VTS
Vector is collaborating with AWS and other leading global technology firms right here in New Zealand to take on some of the worlds most significant energy challenges. In 2020 an alliance was formed between Vector and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to co-develop a cloud-native data platform: Diverge. This team has evolved to become Vector Technology Services (VTS) a subsidiary of Vector New Zealands largest distributor of electricity and gas.

Our mission: revolutionise how energy data is managed accessed and usedglobally. Through strategic partnerships global collaboration and transformative technology we create a new energy future that champions:

Decarbonisation
Decentralisation
Democratisation
Digitalisation
 

About the opportunity

This is more than a development roleits a chance to lead technical outcomes that accelerate energy transformation. As a Tech Lead in our high-performing engineering team youll:

Guide architecture design and implementation with support from Principal Engineers and/or Implementation Architect.
Provide coaching and technical leadership across engineering practices
Inspire developers by sharing knowledge and facilitating engineering excellence
Collaborate with AWS and global stakeholders to build cloud-native platforms
Ensure code quality scalability and security in a fast-paced ever-evolving environment

Who are we looking for

Were after a seasoned Java engineer and proactive problem-solver who thrives in ambiguity and is energised by global impact.

10 years of Java and Spring Boot expertise
Experience designing modern full-stack platforms
Strong leadership coaching and mentoring ability
Deep experience with AWS (Lambda S3 DynamoDB IAM etc.)
Advocate of Agile practices (Scrum) DevOps and CI/CD
Committed to TDD/BDD and automated testing methodologies
Strong communication skills and ability to influence outcomes across teams

Why Join VTS

At VTS we offer more than just a jobwe provide opportunities to work on impactful projects collaborate with leading technology firms and contribute to shaping the future of energy. Whether youre driven by global-scale challenges the chance to leave a lasting legacy in New Zealand or the opportunity to grow in an innovative and transformative sector VTS is the place to build your career.

What We Offer:

• Career Growth A well defined Engineering Progression Scheme.  
• Engineer-Led Culture We embrace eXtreme Programming (XP) techniques such as Test-Driven Development (TDD) and pair programming.
• Meaningful Work Tackle complex real-world challenges that drive innovation.
• Stable Teams Join product-focused teams committed to long-term success.
• Flexibility Enjoy hybrid work options with the ability to work from home a couple of days a week plus flexible start and finish times.
• Wellbeing Support Access health and wellbeing initiatives designed to support you.
• Market leading & family-friendly Benefits Enjoy perks that recognize the importance of family.

The Diverge Platform:

• Is a customisable managed software-as-a-service platform; for energy data ingestion processing insights generation and data delivery.
• Is cloud native composed entirely of AWS serverless services which bring cloud native scalability reliability and resilience to this mission critical enterprise system.
• Is deployed and managed through infrastructure-as-code automated software release and service orchestration.
• Performs streaming data processing in state temporal sequence and data dependency aware pipelines.

Apply with us today!

Interviews may be held as applications are received so dont hesitate to apply.

Vector engages a workforce made up of people and teams with diverse skills values backgrounds and experiences. We respect and value people who are different from each other including gender ethnicity disability age sexual orientation race and religion.  We are proud of what we have achieved so far:

              First corporate Living Wage Accredited employer

              First Accessibility Tick employer

              Rainbow Tick accredited

If you require assistance or accessibility support from us during the application and selection process please do get in touch with us on.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time